Gómez Martos, Francisco,
Staging favorites : theatrical representations of political favoritism in the early modern courts of Spain, France, and England / Francisco Gómez Martos. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledge .
Introduction -- Dramas on favorites: history and theory -- Favorites in Spanish drama: La paciencia en la fortuna -- Favorites in French drama: Le favori, ou la coquette -- Favorites in English drama: Sejanus his fall -- Conclusion.
"Staging Favorites explores theatrical representations of royal favorites in Spanish, French, and English dramatic production during the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During this time, the courts of Spain, France, and England were dominated by all-powerful ministers who enjoyed royal favor. The politics of royal favoritism gave rise to a significant group of plays which constitutes the subject of this book. While scholars have studied this group partially and separately in national context, Staging Favorites approaches these "dramas about favorites" from a wider European point of view, and performs comparative analyses of a number of plays - including La paciencia en la fortuna; Le Favori, ou la Coquette; and Sejanus his Fall - and adds new detail and differentiation to the early modern perception and representation of the royal favorite. This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in early modern literature, history of theatre, and cultural history"--
9781003083481 100308348X 9781000179200 1000179206 9781000179286 1000179281 9781000179248 1000179249
10.4324/9781003083481 doi
European drama--History and criticism.--17th century
Favorites, Royal, in literature.
Courts and courtiers in literature.
Authors and patrons--History--Europe--17th century.
Theater--History--Europe--17th century.
HISTORY / General
Europe--Courts and courtiers--History--17th century.
PN1831
809.2/9352621
Staging favorites : theatrical representations of political favoritism in the early modern courts of Spain, France, and England / Francisco Gómez Martos. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in Renaissance and early modern worlds of knowledge .
Introduction -- Dramas on favorites: history and theory -- Favorites in Spanish drama: La paciencia en la fortuna -- Favorites in French drama: Le favori, ou la coquette -- Favorites in English drama: Sejanus his fall -- Conclusion.
"Staging Favorites explores theatrical representations of royal favorites in Spanish, French, and English dramatic production during the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During this time, the courts of Spain, France, and England were dominated by all-powerful ministers who enjoyed royal favor. The politics of royal favoritism gave rise to a significant group of plays which constitutes the subject of this book. While scholars have studied this group partially and separately in national context, Staging Favorites approaches these "dramas about favorites" from a wider European point of view, and performs comparative analyses of a number of plays - including La paciencia en la fortuna; Le Favori, ou la Coquette; and Sejanus his Fall - and adds new detail and differentiation to the early modern perception and representation of the royal favorite. This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in early modern literature, history of theatre, and cultural history"--
9781003083481 100308348X 9781000179200 1000179206 9781000179286 1000179281 9781000179248 1000179249
10.4324/9781003083481 doi
European drama--History and criticism.--17th century
Favorites, Royal, in literature.
Courts and courtiers in literature.
Authors and patrons--History--Europe--17th century.
Theater--History--Europe--17th century.
HISTORY / General
Europe--Courts and courtiers--History--17th century.
PN1831
809.2/9352621